Flags lowered in honor of Sen. Warren

Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:40 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 9:40 a.m.

Gov. Pat McCrory has ordered all North Carolina state flags flown at half-staff today in honor of the late Sen. Robert D. “Bob” Warren Sr., who died on Friday.

Warren was elected to the N.C. Senate in 1979 and served from 1980 to 1988. In 2005, Warren received two prestigious honors: the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the dedication of a section of Interstate 40 in Johnston and Sampson counties named the “Sen. Robert D. Warren Highway.”

Flags are to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of his funeral service, which is Wednesday.

<p>Gov. Pat McCrory has ordered all North Carolina state flags flown at half-staff today in honor of the late Sen. Robert D. “Bob” Warren Sr., who died on Friday.</p><p>Warren was elected to the N.C. Senate in 1979 and served from 1980 to 1988. In 2005, Warren received two prestigious honors: the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the dedication of a section of Interstate 40 in Johnston and Sampson counties named the “Sen. Robert D. Warren Highway.”</p><p>Flags are to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of his funeral service, which is Wednesday.</p>